This is only an outline of possibilities
- How you will introduce your problem
- A survey will start the class asking, “List two things you would like to do when you grow up?”
- If history continues to repeat itself, almost all of my of my students will list some type of professional athlete.
- Discuss the likelihood of making a team at school (middle school)and which students have already made a school team.
- Video clips of athletes talking about schools they attended.
- Projector (As a class)
- Group students according to sport of interest (basketball, baseball, football, hockey, soccer)
- A survey will start the class asking, “List two things you would like to do when you grow up?”
- Possible activities students need to complete to be able to do their project
- Finding Probability of making a team (Middle School, High School, College)
- Graphing (select universities to graph the percentage of students entering the pros)
- Creating charts (rank the schools by the percentages of professional athletes)
- Researching the internet (Blog about useful websites for this project)
- Calculating percentages (or fractions from different universities
- Part to Whole relationships
- Possible projects to demonstrate the collaborative group’s final product.
- Create a wiki page
- Create a powerpoint presentation
- Create a visual display using a tri-fold board.